Bottle-suspension device



sept. 2, 1930.. w, OTTQ 1,774,840

BOTTLE SUSPENSION DEVICE Filed March 5, 1927 l ate nt eclse pt. 2, 1930;" V

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' r "l "heobject ofmy invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive and I eflicient suspension device for milk bottles andfthe like-to enable the'rnito be suspended outof reach of cats and" dogs, and further, ofifthe ground or steps I wherethey have heretofore been subj ected to the accumulations of dust and dirt put in I motion by. the wind and-fotherwisd thereby increasing the ,sanitary cond tions under 'whichjmilk mayreach the consumer.

1 My improvement consistsv of a bracket.

- structure adaptedto'be attached to a window r sill,"door frame, porch post or other suitable 1 place 'abovethe ground,'floor or'steps, and

provided with ayokewithin which theneck V of abottle may bereceived andupon which the beaded upper part or mouthotthebottle 'may'be suspended, said yoke provided with means to retain the bottle against, accidental displacement. 1

My inventlon further consists ina lid or cover element carried bythe yoke and arranged abovethe same whereby it .may rest over the mouth-of the bottle'when in'positio-n upon the yoke, and said: cover provided,aif

desired, with means to retain the bottle neck" within the yoke. -Myinvention also comprehends details of 7 construction. which, together withthe featuresaboveenumerated are fully described .hereinatter and more particularly pointed out in the claim;;-

m- Referring to the drawingz 'Fig." '1 is. a id elevation of a suspension device. embodying: my improvements, with a bottle in place Fig.

2 is'a plain View of the same; Fig. 3 isa perspective view illustrating the suspension device with thebottle removed; Fig. 43.is a side view of a mo-difiedconstruction of' my im- 0 provements; Fig.5 is a plan View ofthe same;

Fig. 6 is a plan view illustrating a plurality. ofthe suspension devices formed on'the same bracket orbar; Fig. .7 'is aside elevation and Fig. 8 a sectional'plan View of the'saine,;on

' line 8-8 ofa modified form 0t the device;

and Fig. 9 is a pe p view of the lid structure thereo 1 2 is abracket adapted to'project'itorwar'd from a flanged or bar-shaped portion3'lwhich 0 may b'eattached' to a'w'indow silh porch post,

*at its front rporti'o-n with a downwardly'exboth of the retaining means ,8 andlS maybe 1927." swarm. mas.

door frameor other suitable place ,byone'orT r p T 'more' screws 15, vthe saidbracket terminating at its fo-rward part in asu-shaped yoke 4 navy ing a throat openings; between the arms";

thereof suificient to receive theYneck-G' of an r. l

ordinary milk or-i other bottle, The: jupper surface 9 of the yoke provides; a semi-circu- 1 lar wall uponwhich the'b e'ad or lip portion T of the bottle may rest, thereby holding the bottle in a susp'ended'condition while being positioned the throat 50f the yoked,- i In the particular 'construction s how'n in :Figs; 1, 2 and 3 the forward-ends ofthe arms 1 i s I ff of theyoke' are' provi'ded withupwardlyf" projecting portions8'whic'h act as 'l ckingOb- 'structions ,against; the outward shift or the 1 body portion 7 of'the bottle neck, and inthis .way insures the bottle "being retained by the suspension nieansfwithout danger otyit's slip e V ping out. of the yoke," Asthe bottle is suspended in this manner when fullyiloaded with milk, its weight operates to hold it definitely inposition in the yoke back of the locking obstructions8, and yet permits .it {to beffreely raisedg'so that -fthebody portion: 7

may clear the saidobstruc'tmns whenv it is de sired to dis'eng'age the bottle.

Hinged to the bracket 2on thepin'lQ, at the rearof the yokeportion lis a 'cover'pla'te 10 which is provided with lugs 11 hinged upon the said pin l2: Preferably; there is r suflicient looseness 'by-theclearance' 14 in con;- nection with the hinged joint-which will-permit the cover plate 10 tofit horizontally upon and over the mouth of he bottle while al- 485 'lowingfor slight variations in the height of the bottle mouth above-the yoke surface 9.

As sho-wn,'the cover plate 10 may be'p'rovid'ed employed to prevent disengagement. of the bottle, as' preferred.

In using my mprovement whenthere is no bottlein position, thecov'er plate '10 will rest upo nfthe' outer ends of the yoke arms 3,5md' v I when the; bottle is to be positioned, the upper edge ofv the neck is pressed upward underthe projecting tooth 1'3 and lifts the cover plate sufficiently high to enable the bead portion 7 of the bottle neck to pass over and back of the obstructing portions 8 to the position shown in'Fig. l. When this position "is reached,'thel coverjplate will be resting fiat over the mouth of the bottle and the tooth 13will be'in front of the bead portion of the bottle neck to" temporarily loclr'the same? in position. I v v To disengagethe hottle,-it is only necessary to lift the same and therebycause the cover plate to be tilted upward"suiiicientlyfor'the [tooth 13 to clear the bottle, and'thereupon move the bottle forward out of theyoke. Of

course, it will be ,;und;erstood.that the cover plate 10 may be manipulated by hand,if so desired.

' InFigsl and :5, I haveshown a modification ofmy improvement, wherein the obstrucing portions 8 are omitted from the yoke .4 and a spring clamping means is provided to grip the-neck 6 of thebottle when thev same 7 is pushed back intotheyoke. As shown, the spring portionsconstitutetwo spring arms 8% formed as an integral Ueshaped structure isrivetedatits rear end to the yoke .bythe rivetl6." this means,-the bottle neck need only be pushed backward into the throat o'ofthe yoke whereinit will be retained by the spring "action; of the said arms ,85. These. spring arms l'n'ay be arranged in :5

anyother suitable manner, if so: desired. Ahinged co'verpl'ate 10 may be arranged on the'bracket 2 in substantially, the same manner asin thecase ofFig. l. 7 l

, While. I have'shown definite means for retaining the bottles against accidental displacement from the yokes, I do not confine ,myself to the particular means shown, as it will be evident that other forms of. retaining if so desired. j a

Wlnlemysuspension devlces may be made means may be adapted to the yoke structure,

; as independent structures separately attached *to the window sill or other-place of convenience, where ,a number of them are to be employed; for the same residence, they may be connected by a backing plate 3 of a length sufficientto permit properly spacing'the sus-- pension devices and beattached as a whole to the window frame orother place of support,

. as shown in Fig; 6.

[ VVhile the broader features of my' invention are disclosed inFigs; 1 to 5, inclusive,

same may be modified to still further improve the'commercial article by increasing its sanitary qualities by wholly enclosing the neck and mouth. portion .of the bottle, and

these improvements are fully illustrated in Eig 7,;8 and 9,, having the following fea turesu The bracket 2 -withits supporting flangedpportion 3f may; eorrespond to the structures already described, and similarly, the throat portion 5 for receiving the bottle neck may be formed with a yoke portion a and 9 corresponding in general to that already described, but in this case, the outer portions of the curved yoke are extended upwardly as at 4 to a level slightly above the top of the bottle rim 7 thereby providing a housing to the yoke to shield the mouth of the bottle. The lid or cover plate 10 is hinged to the bracket by the parts 11, 12 and 14, as before described in connection with Fig. l, and will need no further description in this respect. This lid, however, is arranged to rest upon the upwardly projecting housing portion 4 of the yoke 41;, so that it ,formsa seal connection. The forward part of the lid has the downwardly extending apron part. 13 which, preferably, extends down to the bottom of the yoke i, and with lateral edges brought into substantial abutting relation with the forward edges of the said yoke. In this manner, the apron portion 13 constitutes a retaining means to prevent the bottle neck from disengagement from the yoke,and, in effect, performs the retaining results of the downwardly projectaccumulations of dirtwhich may be carried through the air on windy days .as well .as

adding further security against cats who might succeed in reaching the suspension device, notwithstanding its elevation from the ground.

"Itwill now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction whichembodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, it is tofbe understood that I do not restrict myself to the details, as the same are susceptible of modification in various particulars without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. p Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent A suspension device for supporting milk bottles, consisting of a bracket having means for attachment to a window sill or other suitable place and providedv with a forwardly directed, U shaped. throat portion having a width of opening to receive the head of a bottle neck to be suspended, the forward ends of said throat portion having an upward exj tension to retain the bottle neck within the 5 throat portion and said extensions continued rearwardly asshielding' portions to the outside of the bottle neck, combined with a cover plate or lid adapted to extend over the forward extensions of the throat and having w downwardly extending portions at the front acting both as a shield'to the bottle neck, and said lid or cover having a looseiconnection with the bracket at the rear of the throat the same constituting a hinge and at the same time to permit bodily movement of the entire lid or cover relatively to the bracket and its throat portions, whereby said lid or cover may at alltimes operateas a sealing means to 9 r the throat or to the bottle neck according to which maybe the higher.

In testimonyv of which invention, I, hereunto set my hand. V

, GEORGE OTTO 

